Gros Cap - Lake Superior : Lake Superior

Ontario, Canada

Observed by
Community Volunteers

Observation report

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Water quality tests

Pending Quality Check from Water Rangers What's this?

pH (0-14) What's this? 7.4
Dissolved oxygen mg/L What's this? 12.21
Secchi depth m What's this? bottom visible
Chlorine ppm What's this? 0.0
Hardness mg/L What's this? 0.0
Salinity ppm What's this? 62.0
Alkalinity mg/L What's this? 20.0
Water depth m What's this? 0.27
Conductivity μS/cm What's this? 101.0
Air temperature °C What's this? 22.0
Water temperature °C What's this? 13.7

Qualitative

Algae What's this? Yes
Odour What's this? None
Clarity What's this? Clear
Pollution What's this? Residential discharge
Algae Type What's this? Cladaphora
Water Flow What's this? Still
Water Uses What's this? Fishing, Swimming, Boating
Water Level What's this? Average
Water Colour What's this? Clear
On the water surface What's this? None

Weather

Current weather What's this?
Weather in previous 24 hours What's this?

Latest photos

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Notes

Big rocks, loose rocks, hard to walk on to get to the water.
Brown Algae observed at the location.
Algae also include rock snot, and didymo physical characteristics include dominant as cobble, subdominant as gravel, meadow, 0 canopy , salinity is 62, air temp is 22 ( Kiki will upload photos)